Columbus, IN

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1814734, place: Columbus city, Indiana)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 30,030 (100%)
In labor force: 19,714 (65.65%)
--Civilian labor force: 19,667 (65.49%)
----Employed: 18,937 (63.06%)
----Unemployed: 730 (2.43%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.7%
--Armed Forces: 47 (0.16%)
Not in labor force: 10,316 (34.35%)
Females 16 years and over: 15,834 (52.73%)
In labor force: 8,809 (29.33%)
--Civilian labor force: 8,809 (29.33%)
----Employed: 8,497 (28.3%)
Own children under 6 years: 3,502 (11.66%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,714 (5.71%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 18,671 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 15,613 (83.62%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 2,027 (10.86%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 97 (0.52%)
Walked: 300 (1.61%)
Other means: 238 (1.27%)
Worked at home: 396 (2.12%)
Mean travel time to work: 16.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 18,937 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 6,655 (35.14%)
Service occupations: 2,302 (12.16%)
Sales and office occupations: 4,417 (23.32%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 19 (0.1%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,214 (6.41%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 4,330 (22.87%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 39 (0.21%)
Construction: 758 (4%)
Manufacturing: 6,705 (35.41%)
Wholesale trade.: 476 (2.51%)
Retail trade: 2,074 (10.95%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 663 (3.5%)
Information: 216 (1.14%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 986 (5.21%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 1,255 (6.63%)
Educational, health and social services: 3,378 (17.84%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,174 (6.2%)
Other services (except public administration): 689 (3.64%)
Public administration: 524 (2.77%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 16,241 (85.76%)
Government workers: 1,752 (9.25%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 918 (4.85%)
Unpaid family workers: 26 (0.14%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 15,986 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,249 (7.81%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,043 (6.52%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 2,182 (13.65%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 2,210 (13.82%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,620 (16.39%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 3,251 (20.34%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,793 (11.22%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,130 (7.07%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 279 (1.75%)
$200,000 or more: 229 (1.43%)
Median household income: $41,723

With earnings: 12,940 (80.95%)
--Mean earnings: $52,635
With Social Security income: 4,262 (26.66%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,436
With Supplemental Security Income: 544 (3.4%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,073
With public assistance income: 403 (2.52%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,825
With retirement income: 2,804 (17.54%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,586

Families: 10,581 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 475 (4.49%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 383 (3.62%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,078 (10.19%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,277 (12.07%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,757 (16.61%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,651 (25.05%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,492 (14.1%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,026 (9.7%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 238 (2.25%)
$200,000 or more: 204 (1.93%)
Median family income: $52,296

Per capita income: $22,055

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $40,367
Female full-time, year-round workers: $24,446

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 689 (6.51%)
--With related children under 18 years: 524 (4.95%)
----With related children under 5 years: 281 (2.66%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 377 (3.56%)
--With related children under 18 years: 363 (3.43%)
----With related children under 5 years: 192 (1.81%)
Individuals: 3,100 (29.3%)
--18 years and over: 2,131 (20.14%)
----65 years and over: 422 (3.99%)
--Related children under 18 years: 948 (8.96%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 589 (5.57%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 1,149 (10.86%)

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